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An Ethnography of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
No full textThe Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of Upstate New York are an Indigenous group of people that have inhabited what is now Upstate New York and surrounding areas centuries before the arrival of Eurpean settlers to the North American Continent. Comprised currently of six individual nations each forming what is known as the Iroquois Confederacy, the Nations are entwined with one another. However, this ethnography explores the nuances between each of the Nations; if and how they are differentiated by Haudenosaunee themselves, how Haudenosaunee interact with non-Native individuals, how individuals expressed themselves both in pragmatic (personal) and metapragmatic (public) settings, and especially what it means to be Haudenosaunee in the year 2019. This was accomplished with a combination of participant observation at public events, museums, and exhibits and by personal interviews with 18 Haudenosaunee individuals ranging in age from 16-75 mostly from the Seneca, Onondoga, Oneida and Mohawk Nations. All of the field sites were in Central New York State and were visited during the course of the summer of 2019
Populism in the Behavioralist Imagination: V.O. key Jr. on Ins, Outs, and the Electorate
No full textPopulism is a sensational topic in political news as observers fret over the radical, frequently far-right movements spawning in Europe and the United States. Though populism is simply a method of political organization and therefore has no overarching ideology, the general reaction to the concept is some level of anxiety. This indicates discomfort with the procedural tendencies of populist organization, with some perceived connection between that and the radical stances of many groups. This paper attempts to explain why the contemporary view of populism is so skeptical and focused on procedure. First it recounts the experience of Huey Long, a prominent and controversial populist politician from Louisiana in the 1920s and 1930s, and the criticism the Louisiana establishment and, particularly, the Times-Picayune, a New Orleans newspaper, leveled against him. Doing so, it will establish the historical views of populism from a lay perspective. It then focuses on the writing of prominent behavioralist political scientist, V. O. Key, Jr. to explain why twentieth century political science has shaped the current view of populism. Key used an “ins versus outs” model to describe politics as between two groups who repeatedly vie for power. He viewed populist organizing as a disruptive force to this process that obstructs rational political behavior for voters. Because Key focused on populism’s procedural aberrations from the American two-party system, his and similar analyses prepared the way for the current anxiety over grass-roots political organization
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Get PDFFront cover illustration: A Separatist star, the only one known to exist in Wuerttemberg. It is attached to a document in the Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart. Courtesy of the Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart A 213 Bü 3091
Shaker Brothers in the Spirit: The Exchange of Ideas and Spiritual Gifts between Seth Youngs Wells and Calvin Green
Get PDFHidden in plain sight among the multitude of manuscripts documenting the Era of Manifestations are two notices that reveal not only a publishing partnership between two Shaker men but the dramatic byplay of spiritual activity which fueled a lengthy revival period. For at least twenty years in the mid-nineteenth century, spiritual revelations enlivened and expanded Shaker theological and institutional life; moreover, within the solemn messages, the enthusiastic music, and the arresting gift drawings one finds a number of personal exchanges which suggest that the intimate notices strengthened, if they did not create, the web on which larger issues grew. Embedded in a collection of prophetic revelations which Calvin Green received in the early 1840s is a dramatic spiritual gift for his colleague, Seth Youngs Wells. In turn, five years later, in 1847, Calvin Green received a booklet of messages and emblems from the recently deceased Seth Youngs Wells. This exchange of spiritual gifts celebrated over fifty years of literary collaboration and honored the intimacy of their common spiritual journey
When Home Videos Leave the Home: Personal Video Practices of College Students
Get PDFPersonal videos, videos taken by common people to document their lives, are a ubiquitous and regular aspect of social life which remains strikingly understudied in Sociology. Bourdieu (1990) and Chalfen (1987) have both produced works examining the uses of personal photography and video in the context of families; and both suggest that video plays an important role in fostering group solidarity within families. However, as a body of scholarship (Van House (2011), Lange (2011), van Dijck (2008)) shows, recent shifts in technology (namely the emergence of camera phones and social media) may greatly alter contemporary video and photo practices. In this context, this study aims to understand the personal video practices of contemporary college students, particularly in regards to group solidarity and presentation of the self, through a series of eleven in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with Hamilton College students. The findings of the study suggest that technological shifts have expanded the uses of personal video to include presentation of self and identity formation. At the same time, however, the social function of personal video as a tool for solidarity seems to remain a central use of contemporary video. This study illuminates the uses of personal video by college students while also demonstrating the ways in which foundational sociological theories can be modified to help understand the modern, digital, social world
Film Paper Shelter Food
No full textThough largely overlooked by scholars of higher education, professional identity, and artistic careers, art professors can reveal and provide new information on career identity, juggling, change, and identity maintenance. Based on individual semi-structured qualitative interviews with art professors from small liberal arts colleges in New England, this study examines art professors and how they juggle two all-encompassing professional identities, why artists change careers and jobs, and how artists preserve artistic identity when taking on another job. Building on approaches to artistic communities from works by Becker, Giuffre, and Farrell, as well as recent studies of career change, this article demonstrates: (1) what motivates artists to change jobs or careers to becoming a professor and (2) how these art professors maintain their artistic identity and personal practice. Beyond offering data on the potential answers to these two questions, this paper suggests future studies in relation to creativity, professional identity, and career change
Existentialism Relived: Reflections on Experiential Learning
No full textExistentialism was one of the most popular philosophical movements in the 20th century, with lasting influence in philosophy and other disciplines such as psychology. It engages problems like being in the world, living authentically, radical freedom, human irrationality, anxiety, gender norms, distraction, boredom, absurdity, and creativity with an emphasis on living well, not just thinking well.
Daniel Collette, Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University, reflects on his class’s exploration of these themes during his two week course for the Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy. Since the existentialists were less concerned with abstract theorizing than fundamental aspects of living, the course aimed to fulfill that spirit of existentialism by engaging in activities and existential experiments that expose and teach those philosophical themes
Are Siloviki Still Undemocratic? Elite Support for Political Pluralism during Putin’s Third Presidential Term
No full textWill Vladimir Putin’s penchant for staffing the state with siloviki undermine the prospects for democratization after he leaves office? The answer to this question hinges on whether Russian military and security officers currently possess a less liberal worldview than do civilian elites, yet little to no research has examined this question in close to a decade. In an effort to fill this gap in existing knowledge, this article investigates the orientations of influential Russians toward several core components of liberal democracy on the basis of a survey conducted in 2016. We find that attitudinal differences between siloviki and civilians persist into this decade. As was the case in both the 1990s and 2000s, elites with professional backgrounds in the force structures were less supportive of political pluralism and individual rights than were those with purely civilian resumés. In addition, active-duty officers were even less liberal than either their retired former colleagues or lifelong civilians. Finally, unlike the situation that apparently prevailed at the very end of Putin’s second presidential term, conventional military officers now espouse nearly identical levels of support for political pluralism as do officers entrusted with internal security
